Buying out my contract????

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I'm currently at a hospital that gave me loan money. I've had some family medical issues pop up and the commute an hour away isn't working out. Has anyone else let another hospital buy their contract out with their current hospital? I just want to be closer to home and I don't know if it's because i'm new, but I'm just not crazy about this hospital. Any help would be greatly appericated.

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A contract can be bought out, but you may not find that many hospitals willing to do that for you. It is ultimately your responsibility to get out of a contract, but, yes, it can be done.

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Some nurses just give their sign-on bonus back.

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im currently in the same situation but in my case i had my own medical issues and my work fired me because they coudnt grant me medical leave. I filed grievence with my union got an apology and a welcome back but wekks had gone by and i was fed up with how i was treated at my lowest point. I got a job at a closer hospital with people that are really nice. I was contacted about my defaukt on my contract and am currently negotiating it i recieved 8000 for one years work i worked 6months and this happened . They want all 8000 back in one payment or 12 payments of 700 dollars or i get sent to collection agency Im working it out but you can buy out.

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

In our contracts, there is a clause saying if you pay back the money, you're out of your contract.

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Specializes in Case Management, Home Health, UM.

I am not EVER signing another contractural agreement with another employer.

I signed a 13-week contract with a temp agency back in January, after I was hired by their client to do full-time case management for them. The only problem was, they only had one nurse to orient me and when she wasn't out sick, she sent me home every day after I had only worked six hours. Not only was I not able to cover my daily commuting costs, but I was also forced to move out of my house. I had to break my contract because, simply put, I couldn't AFFORD to keep working for them. I tried to get the Agency to negotiate with me, but they refused and docked me...ALL 21 hours. NEVER AGAIN!!!:angryfire

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:angryfire Hello fellow nurses: I am incensed because I am in the SAME exact situation. I am trying to get out of my contract with the hospital I am working. The upper management turns their heads while allowing unit managers to manage by intimidation. I work at a large teaching hospital level I trauma that pays for education through an accelerated program. I have been forced to get an attorney twice during my first year of nursing due to harrassment to two different floors. I proved that I was being harrassed both times. I am going to ask to be let out of my contract due to the fact I have demonstrated a hostile working environment on two occasions. I am willing to sign a confidentiality statement that I will discuss it with no one. BUT, I am looking for them to say NO. Three of my classmates have left because of similar harrassment. The hospital made them pay back the money. Another classmate was terminated without just cause and that nurse had to pay back the money too. My attorney fees have been covered by me--not them. I will NEVER sign another contract with another hospital because they cover themselves legally at every corner. The only thing I can do is sue them for harrassment and damages after I have left. Leaving is exactly what I am going to do. I have three prospects and should be getting an offer soon. All I can do is give the following advice: document everything people at work say and do. I know it is time consuming. It has consumed my days off too. I just keep pushing forward and holding my head high because I know I am a good nurse and I have done nothing wrong. One hospital recruiting me will pay as incentive money for staying one year with no contract. That has been my best bet yet. Still, I am going to have to take out a loan. Calling all nurses and students: Don't sign contracts with hospitals for money in exchange for 3 years of service or any time length for service. I am discovering that many hospitals will not buy you out. Go borrow the money. Go to your parents, research finacial aid for college, search out government grants... go to a rich relative. I am truly compassionate because I am in the same jam. But if you find any other means to get financial assistance other than signing a contract with a hospital do so--- You are better off in the long run!:angryfire

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